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AK28 · Chena Marina Airport

ICAO · US · 16 NTSB events

ID AK28 Elev 427 ft Lat 64° 48.84' N Lon 147° 55.14' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,700 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 4,700 ft 60 ft GRVL-G No —
36 — 4,700 ft 60 ft GRVL-G No —
18W — 4,000 ft 200 ft Water No —
36W — 4,000 ft 200 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 21 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·TRANSIENTS NEED TO CTC ONE OF THE NUMEROUS FBO'S OR PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE PARKING.
  • ·FLOATPOND FOR USE BY MEMBERS ONLY.
  • ·FLOAT POND IS UNATTENDED, ALL LANDINGS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
  • ·NUMEROUS AIR TAXI OPERATIONS AND AT TIMES HEAVY TFC ON FLOATPOND.
  • ·NO DESIGNATED TRANSIENT TIEDOWN AREA, ALL PROPERTY BORDERING FLOATPOND IS PRIVATELY OWNED.
  • ·TRANSIENTS NEED TO CTC ONE OF THE NUMEROUS FBO'S OR PROPERTY OWNERS FOR ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE TIEDOWN/MOORING.
  • ·SUAIS - 125.3/126.3(1-800-758-8723).
  • ·CHENA MARINA IS IN FAI CLASS D AIRSPACE, ALL ARRIVING/DEPARTING ACFT MUST CTC FAI TOWER (118 .3) PRIOR TO OPERATING IN THEIR AIRSPACE.
  • ·TFC PATTERN IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF RWYS, WITH CHENA RIDGE BEING THE WESTSIDE BOUNDARY.
  • ·TPA IS 1000 FT MSL, AND IN NO CASE TO BE ABOVE 1200 FT MSL, TO ALLOW FOR SEPARATION WITH OTHER FAI TFC.
  • ·RWY CLOSELY BORDERED BY TREES, ACFT, AND FLOATPOND.
  • ·OCCASIONAL VEHICLES, PEOPLE, AND DOGS ON RWY.
  • ·AIR TAXI OPERATIONS AND AT TIMES HEAVY TFC ON FIELD.
  • ·BE AWARE ALL TFC MAY NOT BE IN SAME DIRECTION AS FAI.
  • ·HARD PACKED SNOW MAINTAINED ON RWY DURING WINTER MONTHS.
  • ·WHEELED ACFT ADVISED TO CALL A LOCAL, ON SITE FBO, FOR CONDITIONS.
  • ·FLIGHT TRAINING WITH MULTIPLE TKOFS AND LANDINGS NOT ALLOWED.
  • ·NO STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHTS ALLOWED.
  • ·PLEASE CONSIDER OTHER ACFT WHEN DOING RUN-UPS, AS SUMMER MONTHS VERY DUSTY.
  • ·NO DESIGNATED TRANSIENT PARKING AREA, ALL PROPERTY BORDERING RUNWAY IS PRIVATELY OWNED. 24 HR.
  • ·CREDIT CARD PUMP MIDFIELD ON RUNWAY PRVDD ALL REQUIREMENTS IN LETTER DATED 2/23/87 ARE FOLLOWED.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

16 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

18

since 1982

Fatal

3

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=16

  • Ground collision 4
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Other 2
  • Water landing / ditching 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Hard landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-10-05 Cessna A185F · Stall / spin · day →
2020-08-27 Cessna,Piper A185,PA18 · Under/overshoot · day →
2018-04-19 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 · Loss of control · day →
2012-09-28 Aviat A-1 · Other · day →
2011-09-25 Piper PA-18-150 · Hard landing · day →
2007-08-15 Maule M-7-235 · Other · day →
2007-06-28 Cessna 150 · Engine failure · day →
2005-04-30 Taylorcraft F-19 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2002-08-27 Cessna 172H · Ground collision · day →
2001-08-30 Piper PA-12 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2000-02-02 Stirling Air Cam · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1998-05-06 Piper PA-18-150 · Weather · day →
1997-07-14 Piper PA-22 · Ground collision · day →
1995-06-28 Cessna 185 · Water / ditching · day →
1995-05-13 Bellanca 8GCBC · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1992-09-15 Cessna 206 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Craig Mead Kenmonth Fairbanks AK 7 nm
David Christopher Matthews Fairbanks AK 7 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 182 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 196 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 196 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 199 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 199 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 199 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 216 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 222 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
John Albert Fitzgerald Jr Ester AK 5 nm
Richard Allen Burley Fairbanks AK 7 nm
James Adelbert Cerney Fairbanks AK 7 nm
Lawrence James Ellison Fairbanks AK 7 nm
Thomas Harry George Fairbanks AK 7 nm
William Ludlow Johnson Fairbanks AK 7 nm
Alonzo Hyatt Kelly Fairbanks AK 7 nm
Craig Mead Kenmonth Fairbanks AK 7 nm
Michael Peter Maher Fairbanks AK 7 nm
Todd Patrick Mcdonald Fairbanks AK 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Albert Fitzgerald Jr Ester AK 5 nm
Harold Carlsen Celestina Ester AK 5 nm
John Quist Gamble Ester AK 5 nm
Steven Scott Rimer Ester AK 5 nm
Melinda Louise Harris Ester AK 5 nm
Androcles Jay Lester Ester AK 5 nm
Russell David Alis Fairbanks AK 7 nm
Lynden Jay Bechtel Fairbanks AK 7 nm
Timothy Jules Berg Fairbanks AK 7 nm
Johne Emerson Binkley Fairbanks AK 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 2 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 196 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 223 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 225 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1260 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1296 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1307 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1335 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1339 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1349 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.